Baggage carrier



Patented Sept.. 12, i922.

ical? JAMES H. nYn'r'r, or BROOKLYMNEWKYORK.

BAGGAGE CARRIER.

Application led April 21, 1921. Serial No. 463,426.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. Drn'r'r, aV

citizen of the United States, and .a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Im,

proved Baggage Carrier, of which 'the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip-` ing means, with the assurance that thev same will remain in place.

Another object in view resides in the provision of a device of this character which will accommodate baggage of the maximum width, which device is capable of folding and nesting into a minimum space when not in use.

A further object in view resides in the provision of a baggage carrier for automobiles which is extremely simple in construction, highly efficient inits purpose, readily adjustable, andwhich is applicable to practically any standard form of'car nowon the market.

With the above recited and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, .,ombination and arrangements of parts 'as set forth in the following specification, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in'which- U v Figure 1 is aflperspective View illustrating the carrier in its lapplied position and adjusted for the reception of baggage to be carried. 4

Fig. 2 is a lfragmentary topplan view thereof. l

tween the upper side of the, army Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional vview therethrough. taken von the line 3-3 'of Fig. 2. f

Fig. 4 is a vfragmentary sectional view taken on lthe line lef-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a ,perspective view of one fof. ythe details ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, A designates an automobile provided with the usual running vboard B extending from the frontto the rear mud guard and with which the baggage carrying attachment is adapted to be associated.

The carrier consists of a hinged leaf l10 hingedly connected las at 11 to the .,upturne'd 13 are preferably constructed of channel iron having the side flanges 14 depending therefrom. The supporting arms are` ary extremities 12 of the laterally projectable supporting arms 13. The supporting arms ranged formovement in the U-shaped guide brackets 15 whichare secured to the underside ofthe running board by the passage of securing bolts16 through the flanges, 17. The outer end 'of the guide vbrackets are provided with upturned edges of the depending 'flanges 14 of the arms 13 are provided with a series of spaced notches 19. The notches 19 offthe flanges of each arm are vdisposed in transverse alignment to each other. The height of the channel iron arm'13 is Aappreciablyiless than the distance between the `.bottom wall of the bracket 15 and .the underside of the running board B to provide a space beand the underside of the running board, whereby the. arm may be' lifted to disengageV the notches 19 fromthe rib 18 to effect the pro .jection Vofthe same from or the retraction of thesame within thel guide bracket;

extremities 18 `forming. a transverse rib,` .and the lower yA' leaf spring 20 is secured at one endpof `the arm and exertsa tension to normally 'retain' the-notches 19 in engagementrwith Athe rib 18. In order tofprovide means for adjustably limiting the outwardvswinging movement. of the leaf -10 on its hinges 11. use is "madeof a chaini21 respectively connected at' its opposite ends'to therunning board and the hinged leaf. The means for associating the inner end of the chain with the running board consists of an angle iron strip 22 secured transversely to the forward end of the running board and provided at its'inner end with a keyhole slot 23 into which one of the links of the inner end of the chain is insertable, whereby the inner end of the chain is detachably associated therewith. rlhe means for associating the outer end of the chain to the hinged leaf 10 consists of a substantially -shaped hook 24 having an upwardly projecting' short bill 25 and a downwardly extending longer bill 26. The construction of the hook in this form limits the initial operation of the removal of the link therefrom to the upper bill and limits the initial operation of applying the link to its insertion over the lower bill, first.

In connection with the carrier there is also employed a truss arm 27 which is pivoted asat 28 to the forward end of the angle bar 22. The upper extremity of said truss arm is provided with a reduced extension 29 forming a shoulder 30 at its juncture with the arm.v lThe extension is approxi- 'mately of a size to snugly fit within the links whereby when a link is engaged therevover the shoulder 30 will coact therewith to limit the downward movement of the same over the truss arm.

Normally the supportingl arms 13 are retracted wholly within the brackets 15 to disposethe upturned extremities 12 against the outer side edge of the running board and the leaf l0 is swung inwardly and downwardly to overlie the running board and constitutes in itself a running board upon which the passengers may step in boarding or alighting from the vehicle. In this position the truss arm 27 is swung downwardly parallel to the angle bar 22 and the chain is removed and stored in the vehicle. lVhen it is desired to employ the carrier in its baggage carrying capacity the leaf 10 is swung 'upwardly and by liftingup thereon the notches 19 of all of the supporting arms will be simultaneously disengaged from the ribs 1S of the bracket 15 to permit the withdrawal of the same and projection thereof from the brackets 15 the desired distance to coincide with the size of the baggage to be carried. The chain 21 is then connected at its opposite ends respectively to the angle bar 22 and the hook 24: of the leaf and the extension 29 of the truss arm 27 is engaged with the chain. By selectively engaging the links of the chain over the hook 24 any desired angular disposition of the leaf 10 may be obtained.

While there has been illustrated and described the single and preferred embodiment of the invention, no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details, as it is to be understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim` is:

1. The combination with the ruiming board of an automobile, of a baggage carrier comprising spaced supporting arms laterally movable with respect to the running board, a leaf hingedly connected to said arms, a truss arm pivoted to the running board and a flexible connection between the running board and the free edge of the leaf and engageable with the truss arm to constitute a means for retaining said leaf in various angularly adjusted positions.

.2. A baggage carrier for supporting baggage from the running board of an automobile, comprising a leaf liingedly supported 'at its lower edge from said running board for relative angularly adjusted positions, a flexible connection between the u ppcr free edge of said leaf and the inner side of the ruiming board, 'means for obtaining relative lateral adjustments of the hingedly supported lower edge of the leaf toward and away from the running board, said hinged connection serving to permit of the folding of said leaf over the running board, ainL a truss arm pivoted adjacent the outerl side edge of the running board and engageable with the flexible connection to constitute together with the flexible element a means for adjusting and supporting the leaf in its angularly adjusted positions.

3. il baggage carrier for supporting baggage froni the running board of an automobile, comprising a plurality of supporting arms, a leaf having hinged connection to one end of the arms, means for associating said arms with the under side of the running board to permit of adjustable projection of their hinged extremities from the same, and means for adjustably supporting the free edge of said leaf from the running board whereby various angular and lateral adjustments of said leaf with respect to the `running board may be obtained, said latter means comprising a chain connected respectively at its opposite extremities to the running board and the free edge of the leaf, and a truss arm pivoted adjacent the outer edge of the running board and provided with a reduced extremity engageable with the links of the chain.

l. A. carrier for supporting baggage from the running board of an automobile, comprising a leaf, a plurality of arms hingedly connected at one end to one edge of the leaf, U-shaped brackets secured transversely to the under side of the running board for the reception of said arms, an upturned extremity at the outer end of said brackets, notches in the under side of the arms, springs carried by the arms and engageable with the under side of the running board for normally effecting the engagement of the notches With the upturned extremity to provide means for retaining the arms in their laterally adjusted position, a strip secured transversely to the upper side of the running board having a notched inner eX- tremity, a hook at the upper free end of the leaf, a chain adapted to respectively en- 10 `gage the notched extremity of the strip and the hook of the leaf, and a truss arm pivoted to the outer end of the strip and engageable at its free end in one of the links to provide means for supporting the leaf inl 15 relative angularly adjusted positions.

JAMES n. DYETT; 

